The cruiser of the first rank of the Baltic fleet "AURORA"

 Named in honor of the sailing frigate "Aurora", famous for the defense of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky during the Crimean War.

During the Russian-Japanese war, he participated in the campaign of the Second Pacific Squadron, which ended with the Tsushima battle. The cruiser also participated in the First World War. A blank shot from the Aurora was the signal for the beginning of the storming of the Winter Palace; The cruiser became one of the main symbols of the October Revolution.